Treatment Plants
The Southern Water Pollution Control Facility (SWPCF) is a secondary wastewater treatment facility located in Stafford Township, Ocean County, NJ. The plant is designed to treat domestic and light industrial waste at a rate of 20 million gallons a day. After receiving treatment, the plant’s effluent is disinfected and discharged to the Atlantic Ocean via an outfall pipe, which extends out into the ocean 5,000 feet. In a news article published by the Asbury Park Press in January 1996, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) stated that the department reopened 490 acres of ocean bottom for surf clam harvests due to improved water quality and “The biggest improved area was around the outfall pipe for the treated water from the Ocean County Utilities Authority treatment plant in Stafford Township.” Since going on-line 1977 the facility has repeatedly met or exceeded NJDEP effluent discharge permit requirements and has been the recipient of numerous awards (see awards page). The management and staff of the Southern Water Pollution Control Facility are dedicated to the continued improvement of the state’s tidewaters and coastal water quality.
Central Division
Central Plant
Located at the end of Hickory Lane in the Berkeley Township, the Central Water Pollution Control Facility (CWPCF) is home to the Authority’s Administrative Offices, Fertilizer Manufacturing Division, Central Services, Operations & Maintenance, and the Central Division, which is composed of a secondary wastewater reclamation facility and nineteen pumping stations. The treatment facility began operation in November 1979 and is designed to treat a combination of domestic, light industrial and commercial wastewater as well as septage generated from within the Authority’s service area. The facility currently has a rated capacity of 32 million gallons per day. After disinfection, treated effluent is discharged by gravity flow or by pumping through a 54-inch outfall into the Atlantic Ocean approximately one mile offshore. The CWPCF has undergone a number of physical changes since 1979. These include the construction of additional process units, a cogeneration system which provides a portion of the heat and energy required by the facility, a fertilizer manufacturing facility, flow equalization basins, an effluent pump station, an emergency power generation facility and an emergency influent pump station. The facility has consistently met the effluent requirements of the USEPA and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and has received awards from both the USEPA and the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), previously the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA). Staff members of the Central Division are extremely proud of their accomplishments and are dedicated to protecting, maintaining and improving the quality of our bay and ocean waters while providing a vital service to the communities of Ocean County.
Northern Division
North Plant
The Northern Water Pollution Control Facility (NWPCF) is a secondary wastewater treatment facility located in Brick Township, Ocean County, NJ. Recently re-rated to treat a maximum of 32 million gallons per day, the North Plant processes domestic sewage and some light industrial waste. After receiving treatment, the plant’s effluent is disinfected and discharged via an outfall pipe which extends 6,464 feet into the ocean. Since going online in 1976, the facility has consistently met or exceeded NJDEP effluent discharge permit requirements and has been the recipient of numerous awards from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA). With 40 employees and 8 pump stations, the NWPCF provides wastewater treatment service to the communities of Bay Head, Brick, Mantoloking, Point Pleasant Beach, Point Pleasant Borough, Lakewood, and Jackson. Sewage from the Manasquan River Regional Sewage Authority is also treated by the facility. The management and staff at the Northern Water Pollution Control Facility are dedicated to the continued improvement of the state’s coastal water quality and to providing a high level of service for its communities.
Southern Division
South Plant
The Southern Water Pollution Control Facility (SWPCF) is a secondary wastewater treatment facility located in Stafford Township, NJ. The plant is designed to treat domestic and light industrial waste at a rate of 20 million gallons per day. After receiving treatment, the plant’s effluent is disinfected and discharged to the Atlantic Ocean via an outfall pipe that extends 5,000 feet into the ocean. In a news article published by the Asbury Park Press in January 1996, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) stated that they reopened 490 acres of ocean bottom for surf clam harvests due to improved water quality and that “The biggest improved area was around the outfall pipe for the treated water from the Ocean County Utilities Authority treatment plant in Stafford Township.” Since going online in 1977 the facility has repeatedly met or exceeded NJDEP effluent discharge permit requirements and has been the recipient of numerous awards (see awards page). The management and staff of the Southern Water Pollution Control Facility are dedicated to the continued improvement of the state’s tidewaters and coastal water quality.